HomeMy WebLinkAbout17770 ORD - 08/10/1983AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSING ORDINANCE TO
DELETE PROVISIONS FOR LICENSING BY WRITTEN EXAMINATION;
TO EXEMPT HOLDERS OF STATE OF TEXAS AIR CONDITIONING
CONTRACTORS LICENSES; AND TO DELAY THE EFFECTIVE DATE
UNTIL JUNE 30, 1984.
WHEREAS, the City Council passed and approved Ordinance No. 17477
on February 16, 1983, providing for licensing of mechanical contractors
effective September 1, 1983; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a motion on February 2, 1983,
approving the recommendation of the Mechanical Advisory Board that the City
support proposed legislation which would establish State licensing of
mechanical contractors; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature passed and the Governor signed
SB 642 relating to the regulation of air conditioning contractors effective
September 1, 1983; and
WHEREAS, certain amendments are needed to Ordinance No. 17477 in
order to avoid duplication and conflict between the City ordinance and the
State law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 17477 passed and approved by the City
Council on February 16, 1983, is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section 6 is hereby amended by deleting paragraphs (c) through
(f) and adding a new paragraph (c){ o read as follows:
"(c) The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the
examination committee. Each application shall be verified and accompanied by
evidence of insurance coverage, a statement of the applicant's practical
experience, and any other information necessary to show that the applicant
possesses the qualifications required for the license. The applicant is
entitled to a mechanical contractor's license if he or she possesses the
necessary qualifications, pays the license fee, and has not committed an act
which constitutes grounds for denial of a license. Licenses shall be issued
in the name of the individual. Upon the death of a person holding a license,
any work in progress under a permit previously issued to said licensee may be
completed by the firm without further licensing."
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B. Sections 7, 8, and 15 are hereby deleted in their entirety.
C. Section 12 is hereby amended to hereafter read as follows:
"Section 12. Fees.
The annual fees for licenses issued or renewed under this ordinance
shall be $100 for Class A licenses and $50 for Class B licenses."
D. Section 16 is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to
read as follows:
"(d) Persons who hold the appropriate air conditioning contractor
license issued by the Texas Department of Labor and Standards pursuant to the
air conditioning contractor license law of Texas."
SECTION 2. Ordinance No. 17477 is hereby further amended by
delaying the effective date until June 30, 1984, and said ordinance as
amended by this ordinance shall be effective for work done under the terms of
mechanical permits issued by the City of Corpus Christi from and after
June 30, 1984.
SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this
City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, -
word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 4. Publication shall be made one time in the official
publication of the City of Corpus Christi, by publishing the caption of this
ordinance, stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance.
That the foregoing ordinance�vas,�ead for
second reading on this the p_4 r7' day of
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
irst timend passed to its
, 19i , by the
That the foregoing ordinanc,�,waq read for t second t'me arassed to its
third reading
on this the ��/. day of 19 by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
That the foregoing prdinance wa
on this the 1044k- day of
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
he th'rdtime and passed finally
9 $3 , by the following vote:
Cliff Zarsky
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the IV day of
ATTEST:
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APPRO
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J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CI
By
A istanLity Atto/ dy
MAYOR
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT City of c. c.
STATE OF TEXAS, }Bs:
County of Nueces. 1
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came —__....
GRACIE DE LUNA , who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
ADM. ASST. SECRETARY of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 17770...
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CALLER -TIMES PUBLISHING CO.
on the 15th day of
consecutive
day
August8 3 and once each 5113' thereafter. for..._ -one
One Times.
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$ 27.72GRACIE DE LUNA
ADM. ASST. SECRETARY
Subscribed and sworn to before me this-.... 1 B til....day o Al guRt. 19 la.
EUGENIA S. CORTEZ
Notarylic, Nueces County,lfexas
ASSAGE OF
ORD NANCE•NO.-1777ff
AMENDING -THE ME-
CHANICAL CONTRACTOR
LICENSING ORDINANCE
TO DELETE PROVISIONS'
OR LICENSING BY
RITTEN EXAMINA•
ION; TO EXEMPT
OLDERS OF STATE OF
EXAS AIR CONDITION-
NG CONTRACTORS
LICENSES; AND TO DE-
LAY THE EFFECTIVE
DATE UNTIL JUNE 30,
1984.
Was passed and approved
by the City Council of the
City of Corpus Christi, Tex•
as on the 10th day of
August, 1983. The full text of
said ordinance is available
to the public In the Office of
the City Secretary
•s-Bill G. Read
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas